Therefore, the 2023 TPS designation of Venezuela is being terminated,” the memo said. “On March 9, 2021, then Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas designated Venezuela for TPS based on his determination that there existed “extraordinary and temporary conditions” in Venezuela that prevented nationals of Venezuela from returning in safety and that permitting such aliens to remain temporarily in the United States is not contrary to the U. S. national interest,” it said.
“On September 8, 2022, then Secretary Mayorkas extended the Venezuela 2021 TPS designation for 18 months,” the memo said. “On October 3, 2023, Secretary Mayorkas extended the Venezuela 2021 TPS designation for another 18 months with an expiration date of September 10, 2025, and separately newly designated Venezuela for 18 months, a decision the former Secretary called a ‘redesignation’ (Venezuela 2023 designation) with an expiration of April 2, 2025, resulting in two separate and concurrent Venezuela TPS designations. See Extension and Redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status.”
